SciFi TV Commentary
This is where you´ll find the editor´s opinion pieces and features.
Best SciFi TV Catchphrases  TV Land has released its list of the greatest catchphrases and quotes on TV. They include a few scifi TV favorites, like "Danger, Will Robinson!" We think they missed a few--and are looking for other scifi TV quotes that may have been overlooked. EW's “The Sci-Fi 25” Needs Work  Entertainment Weekly's "The Sci-Fi 25" list, of the top 25 scifi moments from the last 25 years, is a bit off the mark. What do you think? Here's our take. Update 5/17/07: The EW has released its viewers' choice version after getting over 1,000 emails. Five Most Notorious SciFi TV Cancellations  The networks don´t always give scifi television a chance. That´s why some of our very favorite shows, like "Star Trek," had to get cancelled before they became classics. Here are my picks for some extremely shortsighted scifi TV cancellations. The 5 Most Influential SciFi Shows of the ‘90s  Do you remember these great SciFi shows? They may be gone, but you´ll find that they´re not forgotten if you just check out today´s TV landscape. The Cliffhanger Awards-SciFi TV Edition  The cliffhanger is a tried-and-true device to get people excited about the next season of a TV show, and to keep them hanging all summer. Here are a few of the best, and worst, from scifi television. The Five Biggest Baddies of Science Fiction Television  Over the years scifi TV has featured some truly fantastic villains, from "Doctor Who"´s Cybermen to the sexy Cylons of "Battlestar Galactica." We´ve picked our favorites, the ones who inspired the best stories, fired our imaginations and became cultural references. Check them out... The Stigma Against SciFi TV  Despite tags like "the best drama you've never seen," the ratings for "Battlestar Galactica" remain low and it STILL hasn't been nominated for an Emmy--even for special effects. Being taken seriously is a problem scifi TV shows have always encountered, and it's a shame. The Stigma Against Scifi TV: The Networks  The stigma against scifi TV isn't just the fault of the viewing public; it's the networks that control cancellations, after all. Other than "Star Trek" and "The X-Files" and a few syndicated series, true scifi TV shows rarely last more than one season. The Year In SciFi TV  Let´s review: We´ve got "Heroes," "Battlestar Galactica" buzz and the cancellation of "Stargate SG-1." Some of last season´s shows didn´t make it onto the new slates, but it´s been a pretty good year for us scifi TV fans!
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